I-Wayne speaks out

REGGAE artiste I-Wayne is never afraid to speak out, putting to music what he sees as the ills of society. Therefore, it stands to reason that his own music fraternity is not immune to his potent criticism once they are not in balance — a word he uses frequently during this Splash interview and generally in life and on stage.

Speaking following the release of his new album, Life Teachings, the conscious crusader noted that his absence from the music scene over the past few months was deliberate.According to I-Wayne, who released his first CD Lava Ground in 2005, followed by Book of Life two years later in 2007, he took the time out to take stock of the market.

Using his trademark metaphor-rich language, the singjay explained that in addition to allowing his previous works to “soak” into the skin and brains of his listeners, he was in no rush as he is a firm believer in natural order, therefore nature must take its course.

“I would never want to crowd up the field like me see some man doing. Furthermore, the music is full of filth and that seems like what the masses was craving. So me move out the way and mek dem gwaan soak up the filth until it reach up to dem neck and a stifle dem,” he explains.

The artiste who is known for tracks such as Can’t Satisfy Her, Living In Love, Life Seeds and Need Her In My Arms, adds that for many, the nastiness in the music is enticing, but at the same time it is realised that this cannot continue as we must protect the children and future generations.

I-Wayne notes that the music also suffers from a lack of creativity, with the majority of the players doing the same thing. “People a gaze, dem a lose the vibes. If you check it out everybody deh pon swag, rum, drink and drunk, so di ting mus pop dung,” he tells Splash.

He explains that his purpose is to bring sanity amidst this turmoil, and that comes across in the themes explored in his music, which is generally replete with messages usually rooted in Rastafari.

“Everyone can’t be nasty and corrupt, that’s why I just stay calm and focus on what is right, careful not to rush into things — when you rush you must crash into the obstacles out there,” I-Wayne says.

With his album just out, the artiste says along with his Loyal Soldiers management team he is concentrating efforts on promotion as well as some overseas assignments starting early 2012.

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